Molly Blackwell, 23, Nicholas Blackwell, 24, Harper Blackwell, 11 months, and Michael Pinkham, 64, killed in violent head-on crash on U.S. 421 in Watauga County, North Carolina
Four die in high speed Watauga crash
Three occupants in the Civic were killed instantly.
Family of 3 killed in Watauga County crash
Trooper Matthew Grogan said the truck was rounding a slight curve at 90 mph or more when it slammed into the Honda.
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On Saturday in Watauga County, the North Carolina Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by Michael Pinkham was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crossed the center line on U.S. 421 near the Tennessee state line at 8:30 p.m., violently striking a Honda Civic head-on. Inside the Honda was a family from Mountaun City, Tennessee: Nicholas Blackwell, 24, his wife Molly, 23, and their infant Harper, 11 months old. All three died at the scene. Pinkham, of Ridgeway, South Carolina, died an hour later at Watauga Medical Center in Boone.
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